How on earth did we not notice these weeds creeping in ? !!!
They don't ever show you this on Gardener's World ! So I'm showing it for you !
Brambles . Stinging Nettles . Ivy .
Yes I know Ivy has some medicinal properties .
Yes I know one can eat Nettle leaves ( and we have ) And yes , I know they are habitat for butterflies . Peacock , Red Admiral , Comma and the Small Tortoiseshell .
And yes , I know blackberries make nice jam and crumbles .
So there are plenty in the surrounding hedgerows . I don't want them here !
Here , they are just a nuisance . This is my one good South facing bed .
I love architectural type plants I find them exciting . Husband loves flowers and wants a real splash of colour . I have lots of cheerful and colourful Dahlias specially for him !
So the Dahlias ready to plant out now . I've been bringing them on , up in the woodshed .
I would like to plant them and leave them in and mulched over Winter months , but the Ivy is so bad that although I have really worked hard to clear them , I know that there could still be the odd small bits of roots that could easily get going again .
I think I will plant out the Dahlias but dig them up again in the Autumn for one more year .
I'll give it another good weeding frenzy and maybe cover it over through the winter .
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So....this is where I've been and what I've been doing for the last two days .
Weeding .
Weeding .
Weeding .
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